The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-02-10
SONS OF VETERANS.
News from the Various Divisions
Election of Officers, etc.
CONNECTICUT.


Nathaniel Lyon Camp, No. "a, Danielsonville,
with Is charter members, recently The fol-
lowing officers were elected Captain Walter
f. Kies; First Lieut., Henry Burgess; Second
Lieut., George +. Seaver. Camp Council, Z. 8,
Lee, +. U. Scofeld and Henry ~ Steavens
Officers Of Camp No. 9, Waterbury Captain,
f. w. Ingraham First Lieut., j. III. Perry;
Second Lieut., Il. ID. Reid. Camp Council, w.
E. Hough, w. III. Russell and w. l.. Burger
G.. Brainard Smith, Hartford Gen. VIM TT.
PlerpOnt, of New Haven, mustered in w. Il.
Wooster Camp, No. 26, at AnsOnia Jan. 10 with
q charter members Redshaw Post GA r.
turned out in full force with comrades from
Wadhams Post, Waterbury. Col. w. b. WOos-
ter, after whom the Camp is named, made
short but very impressive address, followed by
Comrades PierpOnt, SAKE and Pine. The Off
GERS elected are: Captain, j. Frank North;
First Lieut., f. III. TOmlinsOn Second Lieut.,
Geo. E. French; Chap, Charles Romer; First
Serg't, H. G. Mclean; @. NJ. S. A. Terry G.
s., w. w. Loudon; s. Of c., Charles A. Kirk
ham; @. of G., f. c. Adams; Camp Guard. W
5. Parmelee; Picket Guard Z. ). COons. Camp
Council, A. S. Terry, f. Johnson, w III. Root.
ILLINOIS.
Daniel Long, Urbana: Officers of Osgood
Camp, No. So: Captain, Z. A. ingalls,; First
Lieut., +. III. Clark Second Lieut., g. ID. Killer;
o. s., f. ]. Clark; q. W. s., w. E. Darby; G.. g.,
@. b. Steed Chap, A. w. Rea; s. of G.. W. L.
II, Y.
g., Roy Wright; Camp Guard, G. A. Killer;
Picket Guard, Clarence Smith. Several of the
Grand Army comrades were present at the in
stallatiOn. The Sons are always glad to have
Grand Army comrades visit them. OsgOOd
Camp is in splendid working order and has
quite large fund in the treasury. They have
one member, John Leroy. who is 56 years old,
and claim to have the oldest member Of any
Camp in this Department.
INDIANA.
Chas. Warren Finton, Pierce City: Officers
of John Moore Camp, No. 81: Captain, E. @.
| Underworld First Lieut., w. III. Shuder; Sec
ond Lieut., Herbert Moore; o. s., w. A. Cliff
ford @. M. s., A. b. Palmer; G. s., K. Douglass;
5. of g., @. w. FntOn; Chap, Wesley Thomas;
G. of G., Simon Wine; Camp Guard, J. G..
Grim Picket Guard Chas. Galbreth; Princi-
pal Musician, ID. W. Finton. This Camp was
mustered April %, 1856, by COmrade Galbreth,
and is in good working condition. 1t had II
charter members, and now numbers 90
IOWA.
Officers of J. B. Foster Camp, No 90, Early:
/ Captain, w. A. Brewer; First Lieut., Joseph
| Drey, jr Second Lieut., David Huston.
/ L. ID. Smith, Swan Lake: Officers of Win
chester Camp, No. AZ, EStherville: Captain, 8.
\ III. Madison First Lieut., l.. ID. Smith Second
/ Lieut., Eddie Ketchum; Chap, Ellie Ridley;
| o. g., @. j. Wilson; @. NJ. s., Charley Madison.
Delegate to Division Encampment, L. ID. smith;
Alternate, George Mattson.
KANSAS.
EW. Barnes, Atchison: Officers of Hazelits,
| Camp, No. 81: Captain, J. A. COppins; First
Lieut., J. f. FARRELL Second Lieut., W. g.
Mizs; Chap, Ed: Baker; o. s., G. L. Baird;
/ q. M. s., @. w. Martin; T.. s., O. 5. Sanborn
s. of g.. J. w. Stevens; G. of c., E. W. Barnes;
Camp Guard, B. S. Coop; Picket Guard, r. A.
| Messimer. We elect Picket Guards every three
months. This Camp was mustered May g. 1886,
and has % members and a bright prospect for
an increase this year.
Anew Camp was organized at Manhattan last
month with q charter members The Camp
was named Alvah Strong Camp. One of the
members is aged 81 years, his father aged o.
being present at the instituting of the Camp
Lieut. Frank McDiyitt organized the Camp.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Officers of Charles Summer Camp, No. 80,
Gardner: Captain, G. L. Holt; First Lieut.,
A. Z. j. Haywood Second Lieut., f. NJ. Brown.
Camp Council, Henry G. Smith, A. Z. J. Hey
wood, Benjamin w. Rice. After the installa-
ton ceremonies collation. was served. About
so members of ID. G. Farragut Post, 116,
were present by invitation at the installation,
and after the collation. speeches were made by
Comrades John ID. Edgell, E. ]. Cushing, Har-
vey Clark, E. d. Howe, Albert Mason, i. G..
Mcknight, A. b. Whitney, Martin V. Coburn,
Lorenzo j. Powers, Dennis Mangan, of tho
Post. ComTade John ID. Edgell in behalf Of
the Post presented the Camp with SO. which
was collected from members Of the Post who
were present. The Camp now numbers %
members and is in a furnishing condition.
Officers of Camp No. a. MedfOrd Captain,
S. w. Lawrence; First Lieut., Z. b. SWEET
Second Lieut., w. S. Barker. jr. Camp Coun-
ell, III. j. Abbott. III. A. Tilden and j. j. Fitz-
gibbon. Capt. Lawrence then installed the
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Camp: Chaplain, ). @. JepsOn; First Sergt., j..
J. FtzgibbOn; G. M. s., J. E. Sweat; Q. s., j..
w. Dunbar; S. of g., Fl. J. Abbott Musician,
H. C.. Ireland; G.. of g., III. A. Tden; Camp
Guard, B. p. Witham; Picket Guard, d. Simp-
son.
NEBRASKA.
Z. G. Jones, Dorchester: Camp No. 90 Has
tings, was reorganized by Division Mastering
Officer Z. G.. Jones, Jan. s, with u members.
The following officers were elected: Captain,
Lew Bartlett; First Lieut., Charles Burgraf;
Second Lieut., G.. III. Gardner; First Serg't e.
III. Bruce; @. NJ, A. FL. Bowen, jr This
promises to be one of the largest Camps in the
State.
The new officers of Garfield Camp, No. 3.
Dorchester arc Captain, s. b. Mofatt; First
Lieut.. A. Teale; Second Lieut., Nj. Johnson;
First Serg't, E. q. Jones; 2. NJ, ]. T.. Smith.
OHIO.
w. j. Mortal, Rushville: The oficers-eI elect Of
ID. b. Armstrong Camp, No. lbs, Nashville, o.,
were installed into office on Wednesday even
ing, JAN II, as follows: Captain, W. j. Mortal;
First Lieut., ID. E. Combs; Second Lieut., j. ID,
StoltZ Camp Council, 5. A. Dickson. L. j. FL
der, III. b. Price. The Captain then appointed
the following members of his staff Chap, 8.
A. Dickson; o. S., III. b. Price; q. M. s., G. e,
Fultz; $. of c., ID. G.. Wagner; G. s., l.. A. Bib
Ter; c. of c., G.. III. Smith c. c., s. p. Sain;
p. c., Walt W. Kalb This Camp has only been
mustered six months, but has a mem berShip OF
20 and bright outlook for the future. A loan
exhibition was held recently, which Melted $50
for the treasury. Several other entertainments
are under consideration, the proceeds to be de-
voted to securing the necessary regalia, etc.
for the Camp.
PENNSYLVANIA.
First Sergeant" Meadville: The new officers
of Union Volunteer Camp No. 102, were installe ed
Wednesday evening, Jan. IL, 1887, as follows
Captain, f. L. Armstrong; First Lieut., W. K
Smith Second Lieut., III. S. Robinson; Chap.
Rev w. M. Garfield; First Serg't, J. NJ Fell
q. VI. s., III. p Marley S. of G., f. ID. smith
I q. s., &. II. Bolster; Z. of G., 5. b. Dennis; e
c., Lewis Quay; p. c., Geo. Fairman. Camp
Council, w. N. Bolster Q. NJ Colt, and III. p
: Marley. At the suggestion of our Captain the
newly-installed commissioned officers expressed
their gratitude for the hOnOrs paid them in the
form of a bean bake" which was a welLae
cepted return, as was manifest by the many
interesting remarks that followed. This ended
the first year of the Union Volunteer Camps
existence, and we are in good condition to be-